The Irish standard., 1887-04-30
FOR IRELAND.
CRYING SHAME OF ENGLAND
Attempting to Rule Poor, Unfortun-
ate Old ireland With a
Rod of Iron
A GRAND ARRAY OF SPEAKERS.

SS
Resolutions Oondemning the Policy Which
The Tories Ask the Tiger Hearted
Balfour to Enforce.
The meeting at Harmonic Hall last
Thursday evening to protest against
the Coercion bill now pending in the
British Parliament, was everything that
could be desired viewed from any
standpoint. The seating capacity of the
Hall was taxed to it's utmost, and many
were obliged to stand up during the
time the meeting was in progress.
Cheer after cheer rang out from the
threats of those assembled as sympa-
thetic word on behalf of Ireland was
uttered, or a reference made to the
names Of the noble men who are fight
ing her battles. This is just as it
should have been. Minneapolis could
not afford to be outdone in enthusiasm
when a question that affects Ireland so
much as the coercion bill was brought
under her notice.
The committees having charge of the
demonstration were as follows:
On Programme-Dr. NJ. P. Finnegan, Mat
thew Walsh, Edward O'Brien, j. T. Tobin,
Thomas Canty.
Reception-M. Walsh, Thomas CAVITY, DIR.
Fnnegan, Edward O'Brien, D. P. Ahern, l..
Clarity, j. H, Steele, J. E. Moran.
At an early hour in the evening MEM
bers of the A. O. III. could be seen hur-
riedly vending their way to Window
Hall, and upon the arrival at that place
of detachment of the Hiberian Rifles,
John T. Fitzgerald, the grand marshal,
without any delay succeeded in forming
the men into line. Sidwell's band
marched at the head Of the procession
and discoursed inspiring Irish National
airs. The line of march was up WASH
ington to Nicollet, up Nicollet to Sey-
enth street, up Seventh to Hennepin
avenue, down Hennepin to the West
Hotel. Here carriages were waiting
containing Governor McGill and other
speakers as we'll as members of the COM
mittees. The line of march was again
taken up and in few minutes Har
monia Hall was reached. Here large
number were already waiting, and with
out any delay Mr.. John J. MacHale
proceeded to open the meeting.
Invitations were issued to the follow
ing gentlemen to oficiate as vice-presi-
dents, many of whom were present and
occupied seats on the platform:
Mayor A. A. Ames, Hon. E. M. Wilson, Rev.
James MEG olrick, Capt. Cross, Rev. Father
Dagnaut Judge NJ. B. Kcon, Judge Stephen
Mahoney, Judge F. B. Bailey Col. II. G. Benton,
Hon. c. D. O'Brien, Hon. G. A. Pillsbury, Rev.
Robert Clark Hon. D. w. Lawler, Hon. P. H.
Kelly, Rev. James O'Reilly, Hon. ]. j. Nc.
Caferty, Hon. J. S. Pilsbury. Hon. Seagrave
Smith, Rev. M, D.. Shutter, Hon. Loren
Fletcher, Rev. Stephen Byrne, Rev. JohnC Con-
way, Judge G.. E. vanderburgh, Capt. s. p
snider, Col. c. w. johnson, Col. W. s. King,
Bishop c. D. Foss, A. N. Jordan. Prof. Cyrus
Northrop, Judge ]. P. Rea, Rev. P. A. Dina
han, H. T. Black, Hon. F. F. Davis, Lars M.
Rand, Rev. P. Kenny, p. P. Swenson, Hon.
King, Judge William Lochren, Hen. G. A.
Pillsbury, Rev. Charles Thwing, Hon. G. M.
Loring, Hon. II. B. Langdon, Prof. Bradley,
Thomas Lowry, Hon. c. H. Benton, J. G.. Wor-
rell and the members of the city council.
MIR. MacHale before proceeding to
the general order of business, requested
Mayor Ames to come forward and offic-
late as temporary chairman, but cir
<cumstances over which he had no con-
troll precluded the possibility of the
mayor being present.
GOV. A. R. NC GILL
was introduced and received an ova-
tion. He thanked the persons having
charge of the arrangements for inviting
him to preside. In the course of few
appropriate remarks he said: "The
coercion law now before the British par
liment has no friends in Minnesota, /
am glad to say. The cause of the
Irish people is a great one, and it is
only question of time when it will
prevail. The history of Ireland has
been full of tears and sorrow, but the
disposition is now to wipe away those
tears and give the people their right.
The people of Ireland ask the right to
make her laws and govern her, but the
English Tories tell them that they are
not able; but we know they are, for if
there is any one thing that al Irish
man is capable of it is of running the
government. believe that under the
leadership of Parnell, supplemented by
the aid of the great statesman, William
Gladstone, the Irish people will soon
regain their freedom"
j. MacHale was elected secretary
and committee was appointed to draw
up resolutions. Seth Abbott, the father
of the noted songstress, Emma Abbott,
was called on and sang La Marseillaise,
which was received with thunders OF
applause.